Sugar-Free Chocolate Salami

17/11/2023

Chocolate salami is a typical Italian cold dessert, which can also be prepared in a sugar-free version, ideal for those who need to limit sucrose intake. Here’s a sugar-free version, remember that some of its ingredients naturally contain sugars.

Ingredients

200 g of sugar-free dry biscuits
100 g of lactose-free butter, if necessary for dietary restrictions
100 g of unsweetened cocoa powder
100 g of chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, etc.)
100 g of sugar-free condensed milk
A pinch of salt
Natural vanilla flavor or vanilla bean
Liquor, such as rum or marsala, optional and to taste

Preparation

Roughly chop the biscuits and the nuts (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.) and put them into a large bowl.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat, or in the microwave, and let it cool.
Add the cocoa powder to the melted butter and mix well until a smooth cream is obtained.
Pour the cocoa and butter cream onto the chopped biscuits and nuts, add the sugar-free condensed milk, a pinch of salt, the vanilla flavoring, and, if you like, a bit of liquor.
Mix all the ingredients until you get a well-blended mixture.
On parchment paper or clear film, pour the mixture and shape it into the typical cylindrical form of the salami, wrapping it well and tightening the ends like a candy.
Leave the chocolate salami in the refrigerator for at least 3-4 hours, ideally overnight, so that it hardens and sets.
Before serving, you may dust the salami with cocoa powder or sugar-free icing sugar to create the “salami” effect.

Interesting Facts

Chocolate salami doesn’t contain actual salami; the name comes from its resemblance, once finished, to a traditional salami due to its cylindrical shape and the bits of biscuit and nuts that resemble the fat and meat of salami.

Remember that the sweetener content in the sugar-free condensed milk can vary depending on the brand, so make sure to taste and, if needed, adjust the sweetness of your chocolate salami to your liking.